Improved lamp-chimney cleahsr



MICHAEL J. LOURRENTZ, OF LEAVENWORH, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JOHN MYERS, JR., Letters PatontNo. 83,391, dated Octobera 27, 18468 OF SAME PLACE;

g (mtcdlttod October 1.7, 1868.

IMPROVED LAMP-CHIMNEY CLEANER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent 'and making part of the same.

To all whom it nm/y concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL J. LOURRENTZ, of Leavenworth, in the county of Leavenworth, and State of Kansas, have invented'a new and improved Lamp- Ghimney Gleaner; and I` do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which Will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new of cleaning the chimneys of lamps. i

And it consists in combining two Wires or rods, with buttons or heads thereon, in the manner hereinafter described.

The drawing- Figure 1, representsa longitudinal section of the instrument, showing the buttons, and the manner of construction.

Figure 2 is a cross-section through the line x :t of fi 1.

gSimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The instrument is formed of two wires or rods, withbuttons or heads on each end of each rod.

and simple method4 that the heads B' form yguides for the them to slide freely back and forth.

In. this manner a piece of cloth or paper, or other material, may be wound around the Wires A', at either end, and held as awiper between the heads, for cleanrods, and allow the other end would with the swab or wiper.

The buttonsA or heads may be simple disks of metal or other material, or the ends of the wire rods may be turned, bent, or coiled, so to hold the cloth or wiper between them when they are slipped together, suitable provision being made for uniting the rods, so as to allow them to slide freely to form the grip for holding the cloth.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim asA new, and Patentv As a new article of manufacture, the holder for lampohirnney cleaners,- oonsisting oi' the two rods A A', each double-headed, the rod A passing through the button at the inner end of rod A', and cioe versa, Wh ereby the cleansing-material is held between the inner head of one rod and the outer head of the other, as herein shown and described.

Witnesses: MICHAEL J. LOURRENTZ.

C. GnDwnLL, J. ROTHENBERG.

ing the inside of lamp-chimneys, while the buttons atI allow of a good hold for operating desire to secure by Letters 

